When was Quill founded?

Quill was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Quill located?

Quill is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Who is the current CEO of Quill?

Edward Bussey and Ed Bussey s of Quill.

How many employees does Quill have?

As of Jan 31, 2020, the latest employee count at Quill is 36.

Is Quill a funded company?

Quill is a funded company, having raised a total of $13.6M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on May 28, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Quill?

Quill's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jul 13, 2017, with participation from 2 investors.

What is the annual revenue of Quill?

Annual revenue of Quill is between $1M and $10M as on Dec 31, 2016

Where does Quill rank among its competitors?

Quill ranks 85th amongst 2675 active competitors, of which 264 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Rembrand, which secured $37.5M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Quill?

Quill's top competitors include Vimeo, Tezign and OpusClip. Among them, Rembrand secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Quill - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Quill is an acquired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2009 by Edward Bussey and Ed Bussey. It operates as a Content marketing platform and services. Quill has raised $13.6M in funding. The company has 2675 active competitors, including 264 funded and 110 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Vimeo, Tezign and OpusClip.

Company Details

Quill is the global content creator that delivers on-brand content on any topic, in any format and in any language. Quill's Network of over 2,000 specialist writers and editors, graphic designers, photographers and video producers work across 53 languages and 17 countries to help brands reach, acquire and retain customers. Offers Content marketing strategy services in addition to a content management platform. Clients include WPP, Aegis, Publicis, 888.com, LA fitness, Shop Direct Group, Reckitt Benckiser and STA Travel.

Website: www.quillcontent.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$13.6M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jul 13, 2017, $*****

Investors

Ariadne Capital & 4 more

Ranked

85^th among 2675 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1M - $10M as on Dec 31, 2016

Employee Count

36 as on Jan 31, 2020

Similar Companies

Tezign & 2121 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Jellyfish (Feb 23, 2021)

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Quill is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Quill Content Limited CIN: 07402622 , Germany, Active	Oct 10, 2010	$1M - $10M (As on Dec 31, 2016)	36 (As on Jan 31, 2020)

Quill got acquired by Jellyfish on Feb 23, 2021.

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Quill has raised a total funding of $13.6M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 28, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 13, 2017 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Quill has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Quill:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 13, 2017	4378790	Series B	3064265	9169652	5430563	6063737
Mar 10, 2014	1224713	Series A	2193128	6940974	5184304	Smedvig Capital & 1 more
May 28, 2013	4136707	Seed	6104993	5089586	1010269	Ariadne Capital

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The founders of Quill are Edward Bussey and Ed Bussey.

Here are the details of Quill's key team members:

Edward Bussey: Founder & CEO of Quill and founder of 2 other companies, Quill Pinpoint and QuillContent.
Ed Bussey: Founder & CEO of Quill and founder of 1 other company.

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Quill's employee count trend

Quill has 36 employees as of Jan 20. Here is Quill's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Quill include Vimeo, Tezign and OpusClip. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Quill, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Vimeo 2004, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of video hosting, creation, management, and streaming platform services	$450M	GIC, Khosla Ventures & 9 others	73/100
2nd	Tezign 2014, Shanghai (China), Series D	Provider of digital infrastructure for brand content creation, management, and distribution	$56.1M	Sequoia Capital China, Temasek & 9 others	71/100
3rd	OpusClip 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of AI video editing tools for short-form content creation	$50M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Millennium New Horizons ... & 8 others	69/100
4th	Jellysmack 2016, New York City (United States), Series C	Video content creation platform for businesses	$40M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Highland Europe & 9 others	68/100
5th	Tome 2020, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based platform for presentation tools	$81M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners ... & 12 others	68/100
6th	Rembrand 2022, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Provider of AI-powered advertising solutions for in-content and social media	$68.5M	Greycroft, Superset & 8 others	68/100
7th	Vidyard 2011, Kitchener (Canada), Series C	Provider of video tools for sales and marketing virtual teams	$90.7M	Y Combinator, Inovia Capital & 16 others	67/100
8th	EX.CO 2012, New York City (United States), Series C	Content management platform	$69.2M	Viola Group, 83NORTH & 12 others	67/100
9th	Ceros 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provides a content creation platform	$143M	Grotech Ventures, Sumeru Equity Partners & 7 others	66/100
10th	Hour One 2018, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Provider of AI and ML-based video content creation platform	$25M	Insight Partners, Remagine Ventures & 10 others	64/100
85th	Quill 2009, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Content marketing platform and services	$13.6M	Ariadne Capital, Samos Investments & 3 others	46/100